He stole the glory of God(貪天之功)
In the Spring and Autumn Period of China,
the 22nd king of the Jin Kingdom was named (Ji Chong'er).
He was 43 years old in 656 BC. In that
year, he left the Jin Kingdom with a few loyal subordinates and went into exile
in other kingdoms.
One of these subordinates was named (Jie
Zhitui).
In 636 AD, (Ji Chong'er) returned to the
Jin Kingdom, and he was 62 years old that year.
He became the 22nd king of the Jin Kingdom.
He is very grateful to these subordinates
who followed him during his most difficult time. He gave these subordinates
important positions in the kingdom and gave them a lot of gold. These
subordinates are very happy to accept his rewards and gifts.
There is only one exception, and that
person is ((Jie Zhitui)).
his mother asked him.
Why did you refuse to accept these rewards
and gifts?
He said.
(Ji Chonger)'s father and brother have both
passed away, and among all the members of the royal family, he has the highest
seniority and the oldest age. He is the rightful first in line to the throne.
I am very grateful to God, because it was
through His care that Ji Chong'er was able to return to the Kingdom of Jin and
inherit the throne.
During our 19 years in exile, we have
experienced many dangers and difficulties.
I think it's thanks to the gods that we can
safely return to the Kingdom of Jin.
If a person steals other people's property,
he is considered a thief.
If a person takes the glory of God for
himself, shouldn't he be considered a thief?
Ji Chong'er should thank God first, not
just reward his subordinates.
My friends should also thank God first, my
friends should be ashamed to accept these gifts and rewards.
This idiom means that he stole God's glory.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Do you agree with him? Have you ever
thanked God for something?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
貪天之功(He stole the glory of God)
中國的春秋時代，晉王國的第22任國王，他的名字叫做(姬重耳)。
西元前656年，他43歲。這一年他帶著幾個對他很忠誠的部下離開晉王國，他們一行人流亡到其他的王國。
這些部下中有一個的名字叫做(介之推)。
西元636年，(姬重耳)回到晉王國，那一年他已經62歲了。
他成為晉王國的第22任國王。
他很感謝這些在他最困難的時候一直跟隨他的部下們，他讓這些部下們擔任王國中的重要職務，他給了這些部下們很多的黃金。這些部下們都很開心地接受他的這些獎賞與餽贈。
只有一個人例外，這個人就是((介之推)。
他的母親問他。
你為什麼選擇不接受這些獎賞與餽贈呢?
他說。
(姬重耳)的父親與兄弟都過世了，所有的皇室成員中，他的輩分最高而且年紀最大。他是合法的第一順位的王位繼承人。
我非常的感謝上天，因為上天的看顧，所以姬重耳才可以順利回到晉王國並繼承王位。
我們流亡的這19年中，經過了非常多的危險與困難。
我們可以平安地回到晉王國，我認為這是神的功勞。
如果一個人偷竊別人的財物，那這個人就會被認定為小偷。
如果一個人佔據神的功勞當作自己的功勞，那這個人不也應該被認定為小偷嗎?
姬重耳應該要先感謝神，他不應該只獎勵他的屬下。
我的朋友們也應該要先感謝神，我的朋友們應該對於這些接受這些餽贈與獎賞感到羞愧。
這句成語的意思是他竊取了神的功勞。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認同他的想法嗎?你是否曾經為了什麼事情感謝神呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為左傳-僖公24年
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出處為史記-卷39-晉世家
